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Evansville in World War II

By MacLeod , James Lachlan

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1-62585-206-9, 1625852061, 1626196753, 978-1-62619-675-9
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4360682 bytes)
Series
Military
Pages
143\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1939-1945 -- Indiana -- Evansville.;World War1939-1945 -- War work -- Indiana -- Evansville --World War

Description

During World War II, the city of Evansville manufactured vast amounts of armaments that were vital to the Allied victory. The Evansville Ordnance Plant made 96 percent of all .45-caliber ammunition used in the war, while the Republic Aviation Plant produced more than 6,500 P-47 Thunderbolts--almost half of all P-47s built during the war. At its peak, the local shipyard employed upward of eighteen thousand men and women who forged 167 of the iconic Landing Ship Tank vessels. In this captivating and fast-paced account, University of Evansville historian James Lachlan MacLeod reveals the enormous influence these wartime industries had on the social, economic and cultural life of the city

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